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MathNet 2018-part-03 — 181 problems (EN–VI) Question 102

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2018-part-03 — 181 problems (EN–VI)

Question 102

Let $a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, \ldots$ be the sequence of positive integers such that
$$
a_{1}=1 \quad \text{ and } \quad a_{k+1}=a_{k}^{3}+1, \text{ for all positive integers } k
$$
Prove that for every prime number $p$ of the form $3 \ell+2$, where $\ell$ is a non-negative integer, there exists a positive integer $n$ such that $a_{n}$ is divisible by $p$.